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Highland Games 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Rodic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rock Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirco Rodic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rodic. No joy for Sampson on that attempt.
Rodic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sampson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sampson tries for a takedown but Rodic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sampson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodic up against the cage.
Sampson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sampson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Rock Sampson has been cut.
Sampson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rodic lands with a straight right. Sampson didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson tries for a takedown but Rodic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodic throws a sloppy head kick and Sampson moves out of range easily.
Sampson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Rodic shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sampson is backing up but Rodic catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sampson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Rodic Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirco Rodic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akau Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludko Struja could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akau Umaga's chin.
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211 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akau Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Struja misses.
Struja moves in looking to clinch but Umaga pushes him off.
Umaga fakes the leg kick and cracks Struja in the body.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Umaga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Umaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Struja drives through with a takedown into guard.
Struja landing some decent shots from guard.
Struja throwing strikes but missing.
Struja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Struja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Struja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Umaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Umaga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Struja is controlling him.
Struja trying to control but Umaga is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga wants to stand up but Struja is controlling him.
Struja wants to control from the top but Umaga keeps moving.
Struja is really struggling to control Umaga but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Struja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umaga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Struja wants to control from the top but Umaga keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Umaga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Umaga cracks the inside of Struja's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Struja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umaga as he jumps to the side.
Struja moves out of range as Umaga throws a body kick.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umaga as he jumps to the side.
Struja misses with an uppercut. Umaga saw that one coming.
Umaga throws a leg kick which misses Struja's front leg but catches the back leg as Struja tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Umaga.
Struja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Umaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Struja throws an off balance right hand
and Umaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Struja checks a leg kick.
Umaga shoots in looking for a takedown. Struja tries to sprawl out of it but Umaga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Struja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Struja shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Struja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umaga takes a swing at Struja's ribcage but misses.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umaga loads up on a big right hand but Struja slips the punch.
Umaga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Struja is defended easily by Umaga.
Umaga connects with a body shot that sends Struja's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Umaga. Beautiful body shot.
Umaga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Struja moves in looking to clinch but Umaga pushes him off.
Umaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Umaga blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja goes for a takedown attempt but Umaga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Struja tries to move into range but Umaga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Struja wants to clinch up but Umaga keeps it at a distance.
Struja gets tackled into the cage by Umaga. Umaga maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Struja wants a takedown but no success here.
Struja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Struja is working for takedown but Umaga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Struja is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Umaga is defending well.
Umaga tries for a takedown but Struja manages to get underhooks.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Struja.
Struja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga prevents Struja from breaking the clinch.
We've been informed that Umaga has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Struja drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Umaga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Umaga breaks the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Akau Umaga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Umaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Struja was well out of range. Poor timing from Umaga.
Struja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Umaga slips a straight right by Struja.
Umaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja.
Umaga throws a series of punches but Struja moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Umaga.
Struja wants to clinch.
Umaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Umaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja tries to clinch but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Struja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja.
Umaga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Struja is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Umaga is looking to slow Struja down with leg kicks.
Umaga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Struja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Umaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Struja takes one on the button.
Struja drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umaga wants to control but Struja postures up.
Umaga is pushing Struja's head away, looking to escape. Struja manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja cracks Umaga with a big right hand but Umaga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Umaga dodges the ground and pound from Struja.
Struja scoring with punches and elbows.
Struja working the ground and pound from side control.
Umaga taking punishment in the form of punches.
Umaga is not content to let Struja control the position.
Umaga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Struja wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Umaga struggling a bit here.
Umaga is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Struja working the ground and pound from side control.
Struja working away.
Struja has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Umaga is rocked!
Struja in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Umaga looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Struja turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quar Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Askren has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quar Fang's chin.
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255 lbs
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272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Great elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quar Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Askren!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Askren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Quar Fang has been cut.
Fang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Askren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fang's defenses.
Quar Fang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Askren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fang's defenses.
Jeez, Quar Fang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quar Fang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benny Askren!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Zawadzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zawadzki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Damage Done. Mauricio Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mauricio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Zawadzki!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zawadzki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zawadzki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Zawadzki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zawadzki is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zawadzki's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Zawadzki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to get back to full guard but Zawadzki has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zawadzki tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Santos taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zawadzki dominating with strikes here.
Zawadzki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Zawadzki working the ground and pound effectively.
Santos regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zawadzki trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zawadzki content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Santos has locked up a guillotine! Santos's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Zawadzki is holding on here and Santos must be using up a lot of energy. Zawadzki has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Santos gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mauricio Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chikere Morce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trunk Slamchest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chikere Morce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trunk Slamchest!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morce takes a swing at Slamchest's ribcage but misses.
Morce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slamchest is able to avoid easily.
Morce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slamchest wants a takedown.
Slamchest's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slamchest's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morce is pushing Slamchest up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Slamchest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slamchest has Morce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morce misses with an elbow over the top.
Morce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slamchests head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slamchest letting Morce take a breather here.
Slamchest can't break the clinch.
Morce misses with an elbow strike.
Slamchest blocking some punches.
Morce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slamchest blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morce is struggling to control the position.
Morce misses with a knee strike.
Slamchest fails to pull guard.
Chikere Morce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trunk Slamchest.
Slamchest throws an elbow but it misses.
Morce digs a right hand underneath Slamchest's ribcage. Slamchest let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Slamchest tries to score a body lock takedown but Morce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morce lands with a left to the head.
Slamchest wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morce misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slamchest up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Morce for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Morce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Slamchest jumps guard but Morce stands there with Slamchest around his waist. Slamchest gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morce.
Slamchest has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slamchest.
Morce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morce is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Slamchest has Morce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morce.
Morce crunches a lovely knee into Slamchest's ribcage.
Slamchest being controlled against the cage.
Morce lands a nice knee to the body.
Slamchest looks winded!
Morce stalling.
Slamchest changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morce has Slamchest pushed against the cage.
Morce tries to throw a body punch but Slamchest avoids it by throwing Morce back against the cage.
Morce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slamchest letting Morce take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chikere Morce.
Morce misses the shot to the body.
Morce throws a body shot but no joy.
Morce clinches up with Slamchest and pushes him back against the cage.
Slamchest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slamchest lands a body shot.
Morce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Morce to work.
Slamchest can't break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chikere Morce dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slamchest tries for a takedown but Morce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slamchest on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morce throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Trunk Slamchest has been cut.
Morce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morce throws a head kick that misses.
Morce forces Slamchest back against the cage and clinches.
Slamchest is trying to pull guard but Morce has him pressed against the cage.
Morce misses with a punch on the inside.
Slamchest managing to block the knees to the body from Morce.
Slamchest pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morce controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slamchest can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamchest is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slamchest looking for subs off his back but Morce has passed one foot through into half guard.
Morce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morce has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slamchest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morce slaps away a takedown attempt from Slamchest, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chikere Morce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trunk Slamchest.
Slamchest rushes Morce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slamchest lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slamchest is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Morce.
Morce misses with a punch to the body.
Morce has Slamchest pressed against the cage.
Morce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morce with a knee to the head.
Slamchest trying to land knees to the body.
Morce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slamchest's elbow.
Chikere Morce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morce slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slamchest is working for takedown but Morce is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morce lands a damaging elbow.
Slamchest pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Morce.
That has opened up Trunk Slamchest's cut even more.
Morce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morce presses Slamchest against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morce lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Morce.
Morce works on Slamchest's body with a couple of short punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chikere Morce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trunk Slamchest's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morce obliges.
Morce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Slamchest wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morce has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morce obliges.
Morce has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slamchest tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morce smiles and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morce.
Slamchest takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamchest takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morce swings for the body but Slamchest moves out of range.
Chikere Morce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morce misses with the combination.
Morce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chikere Morce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Morce.
Morce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morce just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morce!
Morce lands a front kick.
Slamchest gets tackled into the cage by Morce. Morce maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Morce as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slamchest up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slamchest.
Morce lands a good knee to the midsection. Slamchest won't want to take too many of those.
Morce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slamchest blocks it with crossed arms.
Morce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slamchest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morce misses with a punch on the inside.
Morce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Morce.
Morce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slamchest blocks a body shot from Morce.
Slamchest blocks an uppercut.
Morce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slamchest's defenses.
Morce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morce stalling the fight.
Slamchest trying to land knees to the body.
Morce misses with a knee to the head.
Morce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slamchest lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slamchest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morce trying to control the position but instead, Slamchest has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morce into the cage.
Slamchest is trying to force a seperation but Morce has the dominant position.
Slamchest avoiding damage as Morce throws knees to the body.
Morce taking a breather.
Slamchest is trying to push Morce away but Morce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slamchest manages to pull guard.
Morce advances to half guard.
Morce is thwarting Slamchest's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chikere Morce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chikere Morce!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rape Alarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Heyerdahl will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rape Alarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Heyerdahl!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyerdahl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heyerdahl dodges the punch combination from Alarm.
Heyerdahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alarm.
Heyerdahl slips under a jab.
Alarm jabs Heyerdahl right on the nose. Heyerdahl blinks but takes it well.
Alarm misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Alarm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heyerdahl takes a swing at Alarm's ribcage but misses.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heyerdahl's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heyerdahl's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heyerdahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alarm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alarm throws a jab when Heyerdahl was well out of range.
Alarm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heyerdahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alarm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alarm works Heyerdahl's body with a nice hook.
Heyerdahl moves out of range as Alarm strikes.
Rape Alarm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heyerdahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Alarm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyerdahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alarm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alarm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Heyerdahl slips under a jab from Alarm.
No joy there for Alarm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alarm misses with a hook
and Heyerdahl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heyerdahl connects with a high kick.
Alarm misses with a body shot.
Alarm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alarm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Foot Loves in the buildup to the fight.
Alarm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heyerdahl throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Rape Alarm has been cut.
Heyerdahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alarm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heyerdahl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alarm tries to bum rush Heyerdahl with a series of wild strikes but Heyerdahl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heyerdahl slips a jab and a cross from Alarm.
Heyerdahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alarm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heyerdahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alarm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alarm takes a swing at Heyerdahl's ribcage but misses.
Alarm throws the left hand but Heyerdahl avoids the punch easily.
Heyerdahl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alarm throws a hook to the side of Heyerdahl's head but Heyerdahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heyerdahl slips a straight right by Alarm.
Heyerdahl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alarm's calf.
Heyerdahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alarm if he has to take too many more of those.
Alarm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alarm throws a body punch but Heyerdahl moves out of range.
Alarm throws a shot from downtown. Heyerdahl moves away and avoids it.
Alarm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alarm misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarm scores with a body shot.
Alarm looks to land a combination but Heyerdahl avoids it well.
Alarm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. Alarm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alarm swinging wildly here.
Heyerdahl feints and then cracks Alarm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alarm down.
Alarm is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Heyerdahl's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alarm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alarm dips to his left and cracks Heyerdahl with an uppercut!
Alarm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heyerdahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alarm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heyerdahl throws a body shot but no joy.
Alarm misses with a jab to the body
and Heyerdahl counters with a head kick. That will keep Alarm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Heyerdahl thumps Alarm with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alarm thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heyerdahl moves away.
Alarm throws a lazy right hand but Heyerdahl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alarm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heyerdahl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alarm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heyerdahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alarm misses with a lunging right hand
and Heyerdahl counters with a stiff right hand.
Heyerdahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heyerdahl.
Good leg kick by Heyerdahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alarm loads up on a big right hand but Heyerdahl slips the punch.
Alarm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heyerdahl counters with a good, hard body kick but Alarm shrugs it off.
Heyerdahl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alarm lands an overhand right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rape Alarm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rape Alarm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alarm loads up on a big right hand but Heyerdahl slips the punch.
Heyerdahl defending well as Alarm loads up on a big left hand.
Alarm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heyerdahl. That one must have hurt.
Alarm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heyerdahl thumps Alarm with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Heyerdahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heyerdahl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Heyerdahl.
A telegraphed right hand from Alarm misses the target.
Alarm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alarm scores with a nice right hand.
Alarm throws a right and a left that Heyerdahl avoids nicely.
Heyerdahl blocks a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Heyerdahl.
Rape Alarm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heyerdahl throws a front kick that sends Alarm stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heyerdahl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alarm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alarm throws an off balance right hand
and Heyerdahl counters with a low kick, right behind Alarm 's knee.
Heyerdahl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alarm swinging wildly here.
Heyerdahl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alarm throws a big shot that misses.
Alarm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heyerdahl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alarm misses with a double jab.
Heyerdahl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heyerdahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Alarm misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Alarm misses its intended target.
Alarm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alarm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alarm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl feints and then cracks Alarm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alarm down.
Alarm looks to land a combination but Heyerdahl avoids it well.
Alarm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heyerdahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alarm.
Alarm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heyerdahl counters with an outside leg kick.
Heyerdahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thor Heyerdahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Heyerdahl tenderised Alarm's leg. Alarm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heyerdahl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alarm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Alarm misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heyerdahl.
Alarm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heyerdahl.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heyerdahl.
Alarm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heyerdahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alarm swings widly with a right hand
and Heyerdahl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Heyerdahl.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
Alarm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl defending well as Alarm loads up on a big left hand.
Alarm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Alarm misses.
Heyerdahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heyerdahl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl connects with a solid leg kick.
Heyerdahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alarm punishes Heyerdahl's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Alarm misses.
Heyerdahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alarm.
Alarm misses with a lunging right hand
and Heyerdahl counters with a leg kick.
Heyerdahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alarm.
Alarm takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right from Alarm misses.
Alarm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heyerdahl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heyerdahl ducks under a wild hook from Alarm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heyerdahl moves away from the strike by Alarm.
Heyerdahl thuds his shin into the meat of Alarm's side.
Alarm looks to land a right hand but Heyerdahl moved out of range.
Alarm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Heyerdahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rape Alarm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alarm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heyerdahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heyerdahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alarm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heyerdahl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alarm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alarm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heyerdahl is looking to slow Alarm down with leg kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alarm might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alarm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alarm misses with a jab to the body
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Heyerdahl.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl moves away from the strike by Alarm.
Heyerdahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alarm.
Heyerdahl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Heyerdahl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Heyerdahl as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heyerdahl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alarm's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Heyerdahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heyerdahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alarm throws a body shot but no joy.
Heyerdahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alarm. That did some damage!
Alarm misses with a two punch combination.
Heyerdahl lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Heyerdahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alarm. Heyerdahl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alarm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heyerdahl can pounce on him.
Alarm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heyerdahl.
Alarm swings widly with a right hand
and Heyerdahl counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. Alarm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heyerdahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Heyerdahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alarm throws a body shot but no joy.
Alarm misses with a two punch combination.
Alarm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heyerdahl connects with a solid leg kick.
Alarm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Alarm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heyerdahl connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heyerdahl.
A combination from Alarm does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alarm will feel that in the morning.
Alarm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heyerdahl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alarm's sensitive parts.
Heyerdahl is looking to slow Alarm down with leg kicks.
Alarm misses with a combination
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice body kick.
Heyerdahl scores with a punch to the head.
Heyerdahl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alarm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Alarm misses.
Alarm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heyerdahl counters with a good low kick that Alarm was not able to check.
Heyerdahl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alarm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Heyerdahl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heyerdahl pushes Alarm away with a front kick.
Heyerdahl slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alarm looks to land a left hand but Heyerdahl moved out of range nicely.
Alarm looks to score with a jab to the body but Heyerdahl is just out of range.
Heyerdahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alarm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heyerdahl keeps Alarm at a distance using the push kick.
Alarm misses with a lunging right hand
and Heyerdahl counters with a low kick, right behind Alarm 's knee.
Heyerdahl works Alarm's body with a nice hook.
Alarm throws a body punch but Heyerdahl moves out of range.
Heyerdahl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alarm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alarm throws a poor cross that misses
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alarm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heyerdahl. That one must have hurt.
Heyerdahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alarm if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Heyerdahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heyerdahl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Heyerdahl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Long is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Long!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Long.
Juravlev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juravlev misses with a straight right.
Long connects with a high kick.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Long lands a big head kick that sends Juravlev tumbling to the mat! Long takes a step backwards and waves Juravlev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Juravlev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev avoids the head kick by Long.
Oh Juravlev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long throws a right and a left that Juravlev avoids nicely.
A head kick by Long - that's a beauty! Juravlev is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Long can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Christian Long!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Nicola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eirikur Adalsteinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikur Adalsteinn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Nicola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eirikur Adalsteinn!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adalsteinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicola was well out of range. Poor timing from Adalsteinn.
Nicola looks to score with a jab to the body but Adalsteinn is just out of range.
Adalsteinn lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Joel Nicola has been cut.
Nicola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adalsteinn.
Nicola looks to score with a jab to the body but Adalsteinn is just out of range.
Nicola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adalsteinn lands with a hook. Nicola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adalsteinn misses with a left hand
and Nicola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nicola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicola slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Adalsteinn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicola lands with a hook. Adalsteinn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nicola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adalsteinn misses with a lunging right hand
and Nicola counters with a left to the body.
Adalsteinn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nicola backs up against the cage.
Adalsteinn misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalsteinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicola slips a straight right by Adalsteinn.
Nice defenses there by Nicola.
Adalsteinn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nicola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicola cracks Adalsteinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adalsteinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicola is just out of range.
Nicola tries a head kick but it misses.
Adalsteinn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nicola. That one must have hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Adalsteinn there.
Adalsteinn tries to bum rush Nicola with a series of wild strikes but Nicola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adalsteinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adalsteinn at a distance.
Nicola looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Nicola backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Adalsteinn's temple! It sends Adalsteinn violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Nicola celebrates and the doctors try to help Adalsteinn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Joel Nicola!
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